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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Sunderland Flying Boats -- Ian, 12/06/04 16:34:46

Hi John,
Thanks for the input...I was lazy when posting the last and a quick search did reveal who Saraswati was...So i just wanted you to know that i am actively looking for info and not just wasting anybodies time and that i really do appreciate the time that you have taken to reply etc...so a great big thank you to YOU! :)
I have had a reply on another message board that seemed to indicate that the R.S.U may have meant Recovery and salvage unit??? Nuwara Eliya with the tea plantations rang a lot of bells in my head as i remember grandad saying that they often went to the plantations for R&R where the climate is a lot cooler etc...also in the wallet was a small ticket sized certificate for winning the "mens mile" ,from speaking to my nan he was given a clock which is still on the mantle piece as the first place prize!
I have added a page to my site with a couple of photos on from his time in Ceylon please feel free to have a look!
http://unusuallyhairywolf.bravehost.com/Grandad.htm
I also served in the forces in the early nineties and am passionate about our history and the men that went off in all campaigns and those that never came back...it saddens me where in places like ypres they are contemplating building a motorway directly over the battle fields etc...Those sorts of places sholud be kept and maintained so that no-one should ever forget...I am going to get off of my soap box now!!! Thanks again John

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Sunderland Flying Boats -- John Cooper, 13/06/04 13:51:43

R.S.U. Recovery and Salvage Unit, yep that rings a bell!

Nice website citation to your Grandpa, did you ever find out whether he was at Koggala or China Bay in Ceylon?

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[> [> [> [> Re: Sunderland Flying Boats -- kelvin thomas, 20/08/08 0:06:50

Hi.
Just trawling the net for info about the RSU...yes definitely Repair and Salvage Unit. My father served in 1.1.1.RSU in Africa and Italy during WW2...they were attached to another squadron (I've lost the number)Best wishes..kelvin

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[> [> [> [> Re: Sunderland Flying Boats -- Ken Muscutt, 12/10/13 10:33:30

Ian, Re meaning of "RSU" - it is Repair and Salvage Unit.
I worked on one - 58 RSU - as an engine fitter (FIIE) for some months in North Africa in 1943, but was never involved with Sunderlands. We used to set off with a tent, rations, six wheel drive truck, a Coles crane and a trailer, e.g. "Queen Mary" to partially dismantle aeroplanes which had forced landed out in the desert and take them back to our base camp to repair if the damage was not too serious, otherwise to a larger Maintenance Unit. Usually they were single seat fighters or twin engined light bombers.
I don't suppose there were many Sunderlands flying over the desert! Never came across one.

All a lifetime ago for me.

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